knuckle dragger

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knuckle dragger

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An allusion to the practice of some large primates of walking on all fours with their knuckles close to the ground.

noun knuckle draggers

derogatory, idiomatic, often A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person. Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big strapping, robust south side knuckle dragger and chick magnet.
Similar: Neanderthal

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"knuckle dragger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/knuckle%20dragger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"knuckle dragger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/knuckle%20dragger.

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@misc{knuckle_dragger_2026,
  title = {knuckle dragger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knuckle%20dragger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}